Company number
00194561
GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED
Officer · HOBSON, Gillian and 39 others
Active
✓ Active company on the official register. Next accounts due 30 September 2026.
1 outstanding charge registered against this company. View charges.
Company details
- Registered name
- GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED
- Company number
- 00194561
- Registered office
- FIRST POINT ST. LEONARDS ROAD, ALLINGTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 0LS, ENGLAND · 250 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 19 December 1923
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 102 years
- Previous names
- INCHCAPE RETAIL LIMITED (to 01 Aug 2024)
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles · 45200 — Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · 45310 — Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- Accounts — next due
- 30 Sept 2026
- Accounts — last made up to
- 31 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 19 Jun 2027
- Confirmation statement — last
- 05 Jun 2026
What the register says
Facts from the register, with the dates they are filed under. Not a score: what they mean is for you to judge, and every line can be checked against Companies House itself.
- 1 of 25 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
- A person with significant control here also controls 46 other companies.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
Officers
6 active · 34 resigned
People with significant control
Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors
Group 1 Automotive Uk Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights · can appoint and remove directors
Inchcape International Holdings Limited
owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of voting rights · can appoint and remove directors
Corporate structure
Who controls this company, and who they control in turn
Company Person Current control Ended
Connections
Corporate owner owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes · can appoint and remove directors Notified 01/08/2024 Controls 53 companies
Corporate owner owns 75–100% of shares · holds 75–100% of votes · can appoint and remove directors Control ended 01/08/2024 Controls 18 companies
Serving officers
secretary Appointed 01/08/2024
director Appointed 05/06/2026
director Appointed 24/08/2026
director Appointed 01/08/2024
director Appointed 01/08/2024
Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/08/2026 | Director appointed | — | STRIKE, Craig Rodney |
| 24/08/2026 | Director appointed | — | CADELL, Jane |
| 05/06/2026 | Director appointed | — | AHMAD, Farheen |
| 19/05/2026 | Director resigned | RABAN, Mark Douglas | — |
| 31/03/2026 | Director resigned | LEEDER, Mark | — |
| 04/09/2025 | Director resigned | SOUTHWICK, Philip | — |
| 01/10/2024 | Director appointed | — | RABAN, Mark Douglas |
| 01/08/2024 | Person with significant control ceased | Inchcape International Holdings Limited | — |
| 01/08/2024 | Person with significant control added | — | Group 1 Automotive Uk Limited |
| 01/08/2024 | Director resigned | MARTIN-HICKEY, Katie | — |
| 01/08/2024 | Director resigned | ASHFORD, George Oliver | — |
| 01/08/2024 | Corporate-secretary resigned | INCHCAPE UK CORPORATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED | — |
| 01/08/2024 | Director appointed | — | SOUTHWICK, Philip |
| 01/08/2024 | Director appointed | — | LEEDER, Mark |
| 01/08/2024 | Director appointed | — | MCHENRY, Daniel James |
| 01/08/2024 | Director appointed | — | HOBSON, Gillian |
| 01/08/2024 | Secretary appointed | — | HOBSON, Gillian |
| 01/08/2024 | Registered name changed | INCHCAPE RETAIL LIMITED | GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED |
| 30/06/2022 | Director resigned | WHEATLEY, Martin Peter | — |
| 13/12/2021 | Director resigned | BREARLEY, James Richard | — |
Financial highlights
No figures could be read from the accounts filed on 27 Oct 2025. Companies House holds some filings only as a document image, which carries no tagged figures; the filing itself is on the register either way.
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Filing history
Most recent filings
AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers CH01 — change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers CH01 — change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers CH03 — change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers ANNOTATION — legacy
miscellaneous RP01AP01 — replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers GUARANTEE2 — legacy
other AGREEMENT2 — legacy
other TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers AA — accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts PARENT_ACC — legacy
accounts GUARANTEE2 — legacy
other AGREEMENT2 — legacy
other TM01 — termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers CS01 — confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement AP01 — appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers ANNOTATION — legacy
miscellaneous ANNOTATION — legacy
miscellaneous RESOLUTIONS — resolution
resolution CERTNM — certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name PSC07 — cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control Charges
1 outstanding · 24 satisfied
A registered charge — persons entitled: Bmw Financial Services (GB) Limited
outstanding Debenture — persons entitled: Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
fully-satisfied Charge — persons entitled: Psa Wholesale Limited.
fully-satisfied Debenture — persons entitled: Saab-Scania Finance Limited
fully-satisfied Debenture — persons entitled: Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
fully-satisfied Debenture — persons entitled: Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
fully-satisfied Charge — persons entitled: Psa Wholesale Limited.
fully-satisfied Debenture — persons entitled: Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
fully-satisfied Deed — persons entitled: Psa Wholesale Limited.
fully-satisfied Third supplemental trust deed. — persons entitled: Royal Exchange Assurance
fully-satisfied A registered charge — persons entitled: Royal Exchange Assurance
fully-satisfied Deed of charge. — persons entitled: Anz Industrial Finance LTD.
fully-satisfied Deed of charge. — persons entitled: Anz Industrial Finance LTD.
fully-satisfied Legal charge — persons entitled: Hongkong Bank Limited
fully-satisfied Charge on contract — persons entitled: Hongkong Bank Limited
fully-satisfied Debenture — persons entitled: National Westminster Bank PLC
fully-satisfied Deed of supplemental security — persons entitled: National Westminster Bank PLC
fully-satisfied Composite debenture — persons entitled: Hongkong Bank Limited
fully-satisfied Mortgage debenture — persons entitled: National Westminster Bank PLC
fully-satisfied Legal mortgage — persons entitled: National Westminster Bank PLC
fully-satisfied Legal charge — persons entitled: Burmah Oil Trading Limited
fully-satisfied Deed of assurance — persons entitled: Royal Exchange Assurance
fully-satisfied Trust deed — persons entitled: Royal Exchange Assurance
fully-satisfied Trust deed. — persons entitled: Royal Exchange Assurance.
fully-satisfied Mortgage — persons entitled: G. W. Sparshatt, J. P. N. Brogden, D. W. Russell
fully-satisfied Data protection register
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a data protection fee payer.
Group 1 Retail Limited — ME16 0LS
ICO entry
Trading as AUDI APROVED USED HYDE, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN - TWICKENHAM, CHELTENHAM VOLKSWAGEN, CHESHIRE OAKS AUDI, CHESTER AUDI, COOPER, COOPER BMW, COOPER MINI, DANE CHESTER, DANE MOTOR COMPANY, DANE VOLKSWAGEN, DANE WIRRAL, GERARD MANN, GILBERT LAWTON, GILBERT LAWTON - MACCLESFIELD, GILBERT LAWTON VOLKSWAGEN, H A FOX JAGUAR, H A FOX DONCASTER, H A FOX LEEDS, H A FOX NORWICH, H A FOX NOTTINGHAM, H A FOX PRESTON, H A FOX YORK, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - DERBY, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - GUILDFORD, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - KINGS LYNN, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - NORWICH, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - SOUTHAMPTON, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - CHESTER, HUNTERS LAND ROVER - PRESTON, INCHCAPE AUTOFIT, INCHCAPE AUTOPARC, INCHCAPE COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS, INCHCAPE CONTACT CENTRE, INCHCAPE FINANCE, INCHCAPE MILTON KEYNES, INCHCAPE MONEY, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - BATTERSEA, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - BASINGSTOKE, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - BURTON, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - DERBY, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - GUILDFORD, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - NOTTINGHAM, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - OXFORD, INCHCAPE TOYOTA - SANDHURST, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN - SHREWSBURY, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN - TELFORD, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN - ALTRINCHAM, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN BOLTON, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN BURY, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN CHELTENHAM, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN CHESTER, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN EXETER, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN HYDE, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN MACCLESFIELD, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN MANCHESTER, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN OLDHAM, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN STOCKPORT, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN SWINDON, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN WEST LONDON, INCHCAPE VOLKSWAGEN WIRRAL, JAMES EDWARDS, JAMES EDWARDS LAND ROVER, LEXUS BATTERSEA, MACCLESFIELD AUDI, MANN EGERTON VOLKSWAGEN, MANN EGERTON VOLKSWAGEN - EXETER, MINSTER, MINSTER JAGUAR, NORTHFIELD GARAGE, SMITH KNIGHT FAY, SMITH KNIGHT FAY - BURY, SMITH KNIGHT FAY - HYDE, SMITH KNIGHT FAY - OLDHAM, SMITH KNIGHT FAY - STOCKPORT, SMITH KNIGHT FAY VOLKSWAGEN, STOCKPORT AUDI, SWINDON AUDI, TETBURY AUDI, THE USED CAR BUYING SERVICE, TWICKENHAM VOLKSWAGEN, VOLKSWAGEN VAN CENTRE (CHELTENHAM), VOLKSWAGEN VAN CENTRE (MANCHESTER), WEST LONDON VOLKSWAGEN
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X-Api-Key: $OPENDATA_KEYFrequently asked questions
What is the company number of GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED?▾
According to the official registry, the company number of GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED is 00194561.
Where is GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED registered?▾
The registered office is FIRST POINT ST. LEONARDS ROAD, ALLINGTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 0LS, ENGLAND.
Who runs GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED?▾
HOBSON, Gillian is listed among the officers of GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED.
What is the SIC code of GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED?▾
The nature of business is recorded under SIC code 45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles, 45200 — Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, 45310 — Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories.
Who controls GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED?▾
Group 1 Automotive Uk Limited is recorded as a person with significant control, and owns 75–100% of shares, holds 75–100% of voting rights, can appoint and remove directors.
When are the next accounts of GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED due?▾
The next annual accounts are due by 30 September 2026, and the last accounts were made up to 31 December 2024.
Does GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED have any outstanding charges?▾
Yes — 1 outstanding charge is registered against the company, alongside 24 already satisfied.
About GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED (00194561)
GROUP 1 RETAIL LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 19 December 1923 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 00194561. Its registered office is at FIRST POINT ST. LEONARDS ROAD, ALLINGTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME16 0LS, ENGLAND. The recorded nature of business is sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 31 December 2024. 40 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Group 1 Automotive Uk Limited. 1 outstanding charge is registered against it. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 10 September 2026.
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